Getting Paid After Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy slammed into the Northeast, destroying lives, homes and jobs. Below is some information about how to get back to work or get paid while you're trying to put your life back together....
View ArticleMeet U.S. Navy Cold War Veteran Peter Hufstader
Peter Hufstader, 75, had just finished serving for the U.S. Naval Reserve the year before the Cuban Missile Crisis happened in October 1962. Then 25 and living in Fairfield County, it was Hufstader's...
View ArticleThe Amazing Race, The Good Wife, Homeland
The Amazing Race, 8 p.m., CBS We knew last week would be a non-Philimination. Inevitable. So, lucky goat farmers. I find them annoying. Tonight we find ourselves in Russia. I have decided I want the...
View ArticleTrinity Bantams Beat Wesleyan Cardinals in Sudden-Death Overtime, 30-24
The Trinity College Bantams faced off against the Wesleyan University Cardinals in the last football game of the season Saturday, Nov. 10, in Middletown on Andrus Field. The game went into overtime...
View ArticleAre We About to Fall Off the Fiscal Cliff?
The day after Barack Obama was re-elected as President of the United States, the Dow Jones Industrial average on Wall Street dropped over 312 points. The next day, it dropped another 100 points....
View ArticleNews for and about Veterans on Veterans Day
Happy Veterans Day! In recognition of the day, here's some news about and for veterans: "On Sunday, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will commemorate Veterans Day by joining veterans, military officials and...
View ArticleVeterans Day: The Infamous Symmetry Of 11-11-11
This Sunday, Nov. 11, is Veterans Day. Nov. 11 used to be called Armistice Day because it was on this date in 1918 that an armistice to end World War I was signed in a railroad car in Compiegne, just...
View ArticleSave the Sound & Senator Blumenthal Talk About Sandy Via Twitter
Do you have more questions about Sandy's Impact on LIS?
View ArticleAnd Thus, the 2012-13 Snow Sports Season Begins
Listen ... Point your ears northward and listen some more. Ah the sound of snow guns. That's right, winter has come to the northern snow sports resorts on the heels of a hurricane. The photos began...
View Article2012 Veterans Day Free Meals, Discounts
A number of local businesses are saluting veterans, military service men and women, and their families this Veterans Day by offering local discounts, specials and promotions. Here's a quick guide to...
View ArticleTaurid Meteor Shower Expected to Peak Sunday Night
Astronomers anticipate three meteor showers to take place over the next month, starting late tonight. Nov. 12: Taurid Meteor Shower The Taurid meteors are expected to peak Nov. 12 in the early...
View ArticleThe Mob Doctor, Revolution, Antiques Roadshow
The Mob Doctor, 9 p.m., Fox Dear Fox, You do realize this is still on, right? And that it started out the worst show of the 2012 fall season, and has since gotten WORSE. Please. For the sake of the...
View ArticleShaken Not Stirred: James Bond Is Still A Cool Cat
Early James Bond movies such as Dr. No, From Russia With Love or Thunderball showed Sean Connery smoking cigarettes in cocktail jackets, parading around casinos while women with exceptionally large...
View ArticleIf Only It Did The Dishes: Make-Ahead Thanksgiving Gravy
You may have seen the recipes that pop up every Thanksgiving for the "make-ahead" gravy using turkey or chicken wings. They are designed to make the busy hostess or host's life easier when it comes...
View ArticleTeen Charged With Robbing Wesleyan Students at Gunpoint Due Back in Court
The 18-year-old Cromwell man accused of duct-taping two Wesleyan University students in their dorm in April, then making off with cash and electronics, appeared in Middletown Superior Court on...
View ArticleMiddletown Arrests: Oct. 11-15
Middletown Police report the following incidents: FUGITIVE ARREST WITH WARRANT — On Oct. 15 at 9:40 a.m., Michael D. Angel, 44, of South Main Street was served with an outstanding warrant....
View ArticleCity Man in Afghanistan: 'I Serve to Keep the Fight off American Soil'
Editor's Note: Ellen Jolie of Middletown has shared this Defense Video and Imagery and Distribution System story and photo with Middletown Patch. Her son, Joseph Wroniak from Middletown, is deployed...
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